GMs So, Gomez top Asian Games tune-up

(Photo source: NCFP)

The tune-up event for the RP Men's Chess Team members (plus IM Oliver Barbosa) which was staged at the LWUA Bldg. in Katipunan Ave., Quezon City in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games was over.

Tournament details:
- 10 rounds, double round-robin
- two formats were used: standard and rapid (25 minutes, 5-second increment)
- 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 point for a loss

Final rankings:

Rank	Name	Points
1	GM Wesley So	17
2	GM John Paul Gomez	17
3	GM Darwin Laylo	13
4	GM Joey Antonio	12
5	IM Oliver Barbosa	10
6	GM Eugene Torre	6

HIGHLIGHTS:

- GM Wesley So tasted his lone loss against IM Oliver Barbosa
- GM Wesley and GM John Paul posted similar scores (four wins, 5 draws, 1 loss)
- GM Antonio had two losses (against JP Gomez and GM Darwin)
- GM Torre suffered six losses